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    The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
    furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
    more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

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You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe read more

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.

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History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

by Stephen Spender Found in: History Quotes,
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Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

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The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

by Jacques Chirac Found in: History Quotes,
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Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

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I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

by Robin Skelton Found in: History Quotes,
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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

by Francis Bacon Found in: History Quotes,
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History belongs to the winner.

History belongs to the winner.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
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